Super Simple Songs

Canadian YouTube channel

  • Super Simple Songs - Kids Songs
Years active2004–presentGenre(s)Education, nursery rhymesSubscribers41.4 million[1]Total views49.7 billion[1]
Creator Awards
100,000 subscribers2015
1,000,000 subscribers2018
10,000,000 subscribers2023

Last updated: 23 March 2024

Super Simple Songs is a Canadian YouTube channel and streaming media show created by Devon Thagard and Troy McDonald.[2] They publish animated videos of both traditional nursery rhymes and their own original children's songs. As of April 30, 2011, it is the 105th most-subscribed YouTube channel in the world and the second most-subscribed YouTube channel in Canada, with 41.4 million subscribers, and the 23rd most-viewed YouTube channel in the world and the most-viewed YouTube channel in Canada, with 49.7 billion views.[3]

History

Super Simple Songs was started in 2005 by teachers of a small English school in Japan. They created their own songs in place of children's songs that were too complex and difficult to be used in teaching. After increasing in popularity from other teachers, they released their first CD. At some point, Super Simple Songs began uploading videos to YouTube. They originally uploaded videos of teaching tips for teachers on how to use their songs in the classroom. They started uploading videos just for kids after realizing that kids were also watching the teaching tips.[4]

Since 2015, Super Simple has been run by Toronto-based creative studio Skyship Entertainment.[5] In September 2020, Super Simple Songs was ranked as the 36th biggest YouTube channel with 133.4m weekly views, 24.6 million subscribers and 22.8bn lifetime views.[6] The channel's content is now available through a dedicated mobile app, Amazon Prime Video, and other platforms.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ a b "About Super Simple Songs - Kids Songs". YouTube.
  2. ^ "CANADA'S #1 FAMILY YOUTUBE CHANNEL, SUPER SIMPLE SONGS, TOPS 10M SUBSCRIBERS!". skyship.tv. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Super Simple Songs - Kids Songs's YouTube Stats (Summary Profile) - Social Blade Stats". socialblade.com.
  4. ^ "About Us – Super Simple". supersimple.com. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  5. ^ Samotin, Perrie (18 March 2021). "CoComelon and Super Simple Songs Have Emerged as Parental Sanity Savers". Glamour. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  6. ^ Gutelle, Sam (16 September 2020). "Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 9/14/2020". Tubefilter. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  7. ^ Today, Future (13 July 2020). "Future Today Chosen to Expand Super Simple Songs® Beyond YouTube". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Our new app adds interactivity to classicsfrom Super Simple Songs". Khan Academy Blog. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2024.